NGC 6231 Baby Scorpion Cluster
NGC 6231 (also known as Caldwell 76) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. Distance from Earth is 5.9 kly. Size: 85.6 x 56.7 arcmin, Pixel scale: 1.69 arcsec/pixel
Image Details
Camera
Nikon D50
Scope
ED127
Mount
EQ6-Pro
Guiding
WO Megrez 72FD, PHD, QHY5
Exposure
9x4 mins + flats + darks. ISO 800
Location
Donvale
Date
2009-08-18
Coordinates
RA: 16h 54m 11s
DEC: -41° 47' 04"
DEC: -41° 47' 04"
Previous
Fullscreen
Next
Annotations generated from the plate solve · OpenNGC · Sharpless · RCW · LBN · HYG